[NotYourLawyer]

You can’t buy them in the US though. They might as well not exist.

[tzs]

For BYD there is a kind of backdoor.

You could move to Nuevo Laredo in Mexico, which is on the US/Mexico border, and buy a Mexican BYD. Register it in Mexico and get a Mexican driver's license.

Right on the other side of the border is Laredo, Texas, making it easy to come to the US for most things you want to do outside of your home if you don't want to do them in Mexico.

Google is telling me that crossing the border into the US at Laredo is usually pretty quick and easy for a US citizen.

Maybe VW will also bring its cheap EVs to Mexico?

[snypher]

This isn't a backdoor, just moving to a country where they are sold¿

[bagels]

Might as well move to China. This is not useful.

[stephenr]

Because as we all know the other 7.9B people on the planet never drive. Cars are clearly a uniquely American concept.

[pqtyw]

Well you can't buy them in Europe either. They are planning to launch a €20k model this year, currently the cheapest car BYD offers seems to be around €30k.

[thuanao]

What is it with Americans these days?

[NotYourLawyer]

I’m kidding. Slightly.